what’s really native where you garden? with elizabeth farnsworth
AT A WILDFLOWER TALK I attended last spring, a lot of the audience questions after the expert finished her slides [read more…]
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IT’S A CLOSE CALL for me and my friend Andy Brand: Do we like plants best, or birds (or butterflies [read more…]
‘plants are the mulch’ and other nature-based design wisdoms, with claudia west
WHICH OF US doesn’t want to look out at a more resilient, manageable, and sustainable landscape–one that really works environmentally [read more…]
replanting after removing the invasives; bulbs in pots; garden-tour prep: q&a with ken druse
WHAT TO PLANT (OR DO) NEXT, after you remove invasives like garlic mustard? How to grow bulbs such as pineapple [read more…]
the optimism of new england wild flower society’s dr. elizabeth farnsworth
I’VE BEEN DIGGING this spring—the expected outdoor kind, and then when it’s dark or pouring or something else prevents the [read more…]
‘what makes plants happy:’ my new york times q&a with thomas rainer
WHAT MAKES me happy is talking to landscape architect Thomas Rainer about what makes plants happy. I did just that [read more…]
get creative with succulents, plus spring rehab, with avant gardens’ katherine tracey
LAST FALL, an unannounced package arrived. Inside was a “bowl” made from a pumpkin whose handle had been removed, with [read more…]
earwigs, shrubs in pots, color for the shade and more: q&a with ken druse
HOW’S THAT SPRING CLEANUP and planting and weeding and mulching and edging and and and and and…how’s it all going, [read more…]
growing trilliums, with tony avent of plant delights
TONY AVENT of Plant Delights Nursery and the Juniper Level Botanic Garden in North Carolina operates one of the largest [read more…]
best tomatoes: craig lehoullier’s heirloom picks, plus the dwarf tomato project
WHICH HEIRLOOM TOMATOES should you grow? Perhaps nobody is more qualified to curate the list than Craig LeHoullier of North [read more…]
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